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Brian Thackston

Brian Thackston

Table of contents
  1. Recommendations a ledger of books, films, music, inter alia
  2. Thoughts essays, dispatches, marginalia
  3. Wanderlust places visited, and places saved for
  4. Resources PDFs, links, further reading
  5. Tools the objects and software that earn their keep
  6. Wardrobe clothes I find myself reaching for
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Lately

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Wardrobe KNOWER Tee Oct 1, 2026

Official 1000xRESIST tee from The Yetee, design by Gazola: the Knower in violet, halo behind her, pushing up her glasses.

Shirt · 1000xRESIST Read entry → All wardrobe →
Recommendations Verity Oct 1, 2026

Quite the cast. Based on a book. And directed by Michael Showalter, whose talents I primarily associate with Wet Hot American Summer. It's fine. Just fine.

Movie · ★★★☆☆ · added Oct 1, 2026 Read entry → All recommendations →
Tools LAMY safari Fountain Pen Sep 25, 2026

Loathsome to admit, but my pen journey has led me to fountain pens. Foppish connotations aside, it is a true pleasure to scrawl notes with a fountain pen.

Notetaking · ★★★★★ · one-time Read entry → All tools →
Resources The Game of Life Jul 18, 2026

An estate worksheet in thirteen moves that ends at a printer: where everything is, who to call, and what you'd wish, left for the people who'll need it.

Link · Interactive worksheet Read entry → All resources →
Wanderlust National Postal Museum Jul 4, 2026

"Messenger of Sympathy and Love, Servant of Parted Friends, Consoler of the Lonely, Bond of the Scattered Family, Enlarger of the Common Life."

Washington, DC · visited Jul 4, 2026 Read entry → All wanderlust →
Thoughts Hoarding That READ/WRITE Data Feb 14, 2025

Files live in computers — and sometimes in our hearts. On databases, sacred texts, and the people who read them.

10 min · filed under AI, Law, Marketing Read entry → All thoughts →